Mining on E-350

[Cotita]

I'm renting about 40 E-350 Based PCs for a client. They only use an internal web app. So I figured I could also use them for mining. Is it possible to use the gpu for mining without degrading cpu performance... much?

 

[sandorski]

I doubt there's enough Hash rate to make it viable and that doesn't seem ethical. I also think that it will affect performance.

 

[Cotita]

I doubt there's enough Hash rate to make it viable and that doesn't seem ethical. I also think that it will affect performance.

apparently I should get about 12Kh/s each which combined would be on par with a 7850.

The client doesn't mind. The site is remote and has to be powered by generators, so power consumption is not an issue. The PCs are running 24/7 anyway.

This would be more of an experiment than anything else.

who knows if it works I might consider setting up a mining farm.

 

[Ken g6]

The site is remote and has to be powered by generators, so power consumption is not an issue.

Wouldn't increased power consumption result in increased fuel consumption in that case?

 

[VirtualLarry]

If they're being powered by generators, I sure wouldn't. Especially since the output is so low, and using the GPU for compute, with so few shaders, WILL slow down the UI, if using Windows. Enough so, that it may make those E-350 rigs painful to use.

In short, bad idea.

 

[Cotita]

Wouldn't increased power consumption result in increased fuel consumption in that case?

Nope, the power increase would be neglible (considering whats powered already).

And in case of generators unused power is wasted power.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Nope, the power increase would be neglible (considering whats powered already).

And in case of generators unused power is wasted power.

I think that you are mistaken. At least with smaller home generators, the bigger the load you put on them, the louder they get, and I assume, the more fuel they burn.

 

[Cotita]

I think that you are mistaken. At least with smaller home generators, the bigger the load you put on them, the louder they get, and I assume, the more fuel they burn.

They are industrial grade generators that power among other things machinery, so the load of 40 PCs is nothing in comparison.

 

[wahdangun]

They are industrial grade generators that power among other things machinery, so the load of 40 PCs is nothing in comparison.

if i was you, i will buy as many AMD hawai GPU i can get,